Question about spectral compression / limiting
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- KVRAF
- 4218 posts since 15 Sep, 2010
Unfiltered Audio SpecOps, with its Spectral Compander function maybe?
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- KVRAF
- 4049 posts since 2 Jul, 2005
I didn't think they let you tilt the threshold to favor low or high end sounds. I haven't used it in a while though. The "mixing" processors might be able to do it by chaining some with different ranges.Neon Breath wrote:Unfiltered Audio SpecOps, with its Spectral Compander function maybe?
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Hermetech Mastering Hermetech Mastering https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7418
- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 30 May, 2003 from Milan, Italy
Not exactly sure what you are asking for, but TDR Nova can analyse and apply frequency dependent EQ/compression based upon any reference, or a Pink Noise spectrum. Has all the Frequency Dependent Ratio (FDR) gubbins too.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1794 posts since 17 May, 2005
Thanks for your suggestions. I'm looking into Voxengo Soniformer. Coming from DSM, i have to get my head around the differences.
Hermetech, basically the ease of using DSM in a lower latency plugin. In DSM i can feed any curve into it and process (push) incoming audio to get exactly that curve. But DSM is better suited on busses or master even, because of the high latency.
Can you explain how this would work with TDR Nova? I always thought it was similar to MDynamicEq.
Hermetech, basically the ease of using DSM in a lower latency plugin. In DSM i can feed any curve into it and process (push) incoming audio to get exactly that curve. But DSM is better suited on busses or master even, because of the high latency.
Can you explain how this would work with TDR Nova? I always thought it was similar to MDynamicEq.
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Hermetech Mastering Hermetech Mastering https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7418
- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 30 May, 2003 from Milan, Italy
Try out the free version of Nova and see if it does what you want it to do. You can load any reference track and it will apply that reference curve to whatever you put into it, either in a static way, or dynamically.
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- KVRist
- 35 posts since 13 May, 2015
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1794 posts since 17 May, 2005
I couldn't get a good result with TDR Nova, maybe it serves better for de-essing etc.
Melda's spectral plugin has a lot to offer but also on busses and masters DSM sounds clearer and punchier.
Matthines, i am going to try ozone 8's Spectral Shaper. Going from the video's and reviews online, it's exactly what i'm looking for.
Melda's spectral plugin has a lot to offer but also on busses and masters DSM sounds clearer and punchier.
Matthines, i am going to try ozone 8's Spectral Shaper. Going from the video's and reviews online, it's exactly what i'm looking for.
- KVRian
- 937 posts since 31 May, 2017
This thread has really piqued my curiosity.zeep wrote:What plugins are capable to compress and/or limit audio, with pink / brown etc noise as a threshold, apart from Plugin Alliance DSM?
Can anybody explain this concept to me?
I understand multiband compression and dynamic EQ but I'm not sure what is meant by Spectral compression.
And I am really baffled by the concept of using a noise signal as the compression threshold. What does that do? How is it used in music production?
Sorry but my curiosity here couldn't be contained.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1794 posts since 17 May, 2005
Local Man it's sort of like multiband compression, but with a lot of small bands.
But check out Matthines link of the Ozone spectral compressor.
https://www.izotope.com/en/blog/masteri ... aping.html
Or also this video of DSM. Then you'll get the idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPWeULlEOM
But check out Matthines link of the Ozone spectral compressor.
https://www.izotope.com/en/blog/masteri ... aping.html
Or also this video of DSM. Then you'll get the idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPWeULlEOM
- KVRian
- 937 posts since 31 May, 2017
I'll check out the links. Thanks!zeep wrote:Local Man it's sort of like multiband compression, but with a lot of small bands.
But check out Matthines link of the Ozone spectral compressor.
https://www.izotope.com/en/blog/masteri ... aping.html
Or also this video of DSM. Then you'll get the idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPWeULlEOM
- KVRAF
- 6980 posts since 28 Dec, 2015 from Atlantis Island
TDR Nova is my go-to tool to balance the preliminary mix to a pink noise curve. It‘s doing that task quite good. Especially precisely demudding the area between 200 and 500 Hz works sometimes wonders, not to forget bringing in some additional air to the higher bands. And all that quick and hasslefree and with more than a reasonable price tag. Recommended.Hermetech Mastering wrote:Try out the free version of Nova and see if it does what you want it to do. You can load any reference track and it will apply that reference curve to whatever you put into it, either in a static way, or dynamically.
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- KVRAF
- 4710 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
Ozone Spectral Shaper is really specialised towards narrowband dynamic frequency control like de-ess/de-harshing/transient softening ("de-edge"). You don't get a lot of control. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty awesome and transparent but I wouldn't put it in the same category as Soniformer, DSM or the Melda spectral processor.zeep wrote: Matthines, i am going to try ozone 8's Spectral Shaper. Going from the video's and reviews online, it's exactly what i'm looking for.